Contra events in the UK

April 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	1	2 10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am Contra Holiday in Medieval England (Facebook) (Facebook) (CDSS) Ely, UK S contra	3	4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) Alcester, UK S contra 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) Cambridge, UK S contra	5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra Harrogate, UK S contra 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) Edinburgh, UK S contra	6
7	8	9 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) Shawford, UK S contra	10	11 7:00 pm–Sun 13 6:30 pm Oxford Folk Festival (…) Oxford, UK S W balfolk contra English ceilidh	12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) London, UK S contra	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21 4:00 pm–Fri 25 10:00 am Easter House Party (Facebook) Halsway, UK S W contra ECD	22	23	24	25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) Bristol, UK S W contra	26 2:00 pm–10:30 pm 81st Dance Party Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK S balfolk contra English ceilidh 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra Leeds, UK S contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) Cambridge, UK S W contra	27
28	29	30
May 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
			1 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scratch Contra (Facebook) Sheffield, UK S contra 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) Cambridge, UK S ECD contra English ceilidh	2 –Mon 5 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK S W contra ECD balfolk	3 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) Edinburgh, UK S contra	4
5	6	7	8 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) Cambridge, UK S ECD contra English ceilidh	9 4:00 pm–Sun 11 4:00 pm Contra Camp (Facebook) Halsway, UK S W contra English ceilidh	10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) London, UK S contra	11
12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am American Spring Contra (Facebook) Halsway, UK S W contra	13	14 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) Shawford, UK S contra	15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) Cambridge, UK S ECD contra English ceilidh	16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) Bristol, UK S W contra 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) Alcester, UK S contra	17	18
19	20	21	22 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) Cambridge, UK S ECD contra English ceilidh	23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK S W balfolk contra English ceilidh Irish céilí Irish set ECD	24	25
26	27	28	29 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) Cambridge, UK S ECD contra English ceilidh	30	31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S W contra
June 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
						1
2	3	4	5 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) Cambridge, UK S ECD contra English ceilidh	6	7 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) Edinburgh, UK S contra	8
9	10	11	12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) Cambridge, UK S ECD contra English ceilidh	13 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) Alcester, UK S contra	14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) London, UK S contra	15
16	17	18	19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) Cambridge, UK S ECD contra English ceilidh	20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK S W contra ECD 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) Bristol, UK S W contra	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S W contra	29
30
July 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	1	2	3	4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm Stegastomp Harbury, UK S W contra	5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) Lancaster, UK S contra	6
7 4:00 pm–Fri 11 10:00 am Social Country Dance Week (Facebook) Halsway, UK S W contra ECD	8	9	10	11	12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) London, UK S contra	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24 7:30 pm–Sun 27 11:55 pm Warwick Folk Festival Warwick, UK S English ceilidh contra	25	26	27
28	29	30	31
August 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
				1 –Fri 8 Sidmouth Folk Festival Sidmouth, UK S W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí	2	3
4	5	6	7	8 –Fri 15 Broadstairs Folk Week Broadstairs, UK S W English ceilidh contra	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16 3:00 pm–Fri 22 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week Whitby, UK S W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set	17
18	19	20	21	22 2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival Shrewsbury, UK S W balfolk contra English ceilidh	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31
September 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) Alcester, UK S contra	13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra Leeds, UK S contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S W contra 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance Sytchampton, UK S ECD contra	28
29	30
October 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		1	2	3	4	5
6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Autumn Contra Dance Week Halsway, UK S W contra	7	8	9	10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) Alcester, UK S contra	11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	12
13	14	15	16	17	18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S W contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra Cardiff, UK S contra 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra Harrogate, UK S contra	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31
November 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
					1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) Lancaster, UK S contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra Leeds, UK S contra	2
3	4	5	6	7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) Alcester, UK S contra	8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK S contra ECD 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend Halsway, UK S W contra	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra Leeds, UK S contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S W contra	30
December 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance Sytchampton, UK S ECD contra 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23 4:00 pm–Sat 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party Halsway, UK S W contra	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31
February 2026
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra Cardiff, UK S contra	22
23	24	25	26	27	28
April 2026
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra Cardiff, UK S contra	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30
June 2026
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK S W contra ECD	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30
October 2026
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9 –Sun 11 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK S balfolk contra English ceilidh	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am

Contra Holiday in Medieval England

(Facebook) (Facebook) (CDSS)

Ely, UK

contra

3

4

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

(Facebook)

Alcester, UK

contra

8:00 pm–10:15 pm

Cambridge Contra Dance

(…)

Cambridge, UK

contra

5

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Harrogate Contra

Harrogate, UK

contra

7:45 pm–10:30 pm

Edinburgh Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Edinburgh, UK

contra

6

7

8

9

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Solent Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Shawford, UK

contra

10

11

7:00 pm–Sun 13 6:30 pm

Oxford Folk Festival

(…)

Oxford, UK

W

balfolk contra English ceilidh

12

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

(Facebook)

London, UK

contra

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

4:00 pm–Fri 25 10:00 am

Easter House Party

(Facebook)

Halsway, UK

W

contra ECD

22

23

24

25

7:45 pm–11:00 pm

Bristol Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Bristol, UK

W

contra

26

2:00 pm–10:30 pm

81st Dance Party

Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK

balfolk contra English ceilidh

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Leeds Contra

Leeds, UK

contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

(Facebook)

Cambridge, UK

W

contra

27

28

29

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

7:30 pm–10:00 pm

Scratch Contra

(Facebook)

Sheffield, UK

contra

8:00 pm–10:00 pm

The Round club night

(…)

Cambridge, UK

ECD contra English ceilidh

2

–Mon 5

May Heydays at Evesham

Evesham, UK

W

contra ECD balfolk

3

7:45 pm–10:30 pm

Edinburgh Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Edinburgh, UK

contra

4

5

6

7

8

8:00 pm–10:00 pm

The Round club night

(…)

Cambridge, UK

ECD contra English ceilidh

9

4:00 pm–Sun 11 4:00 pm

Contra Camp

(Facebook)

Halsway, UK

W

contra English ceilidh

10

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

(Facebook)

London, UK

contra

11

12

4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am

American Spring Contra

(Facebook)

Halsway, UK

W

contra

13

14

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Solent Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Shawford, UK

contra

15

8:00 pm–10:00 pm

The Round club night

(…)

Cambridge, UK

ECD contra English ceilidh

16

7:45 pm–11:00 pm

Bristol Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Bristol, UK

W

contra

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

(Facebook)

Alcester, UK

contra

17

18

19

20

21

22

8:00 pm–10:00 pm

The Round club night

(…)

Cambridge, UK

ECD contra English ceilidh

23

12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm

Chippenham Folk Festival

(Facebook)

Chippenham, UK

W

balfolk contra English ceilidh Irish céilí Irish set ECD

24

25

26

27

28

29

8:00 pm–10:00 pm

The Round club night

(…)

Cambridge, UK

ECD contra English ceilidh

30

31

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

W

contra

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

8:00 pm–10:00 pm

The Round club night

(…)

Cambridge, UK

ECD contra English ceilidh

6

7

7:45 pm–10:30 pm

Edinburgh Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Edinburgh, UK

contra

8

9

10

11

12

8:00 pm–10:00 pm

The Round club night

(…)

Cambridge, UK

ECD contra English ceilidh

13

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

(Facebook)

Alcester, UK

contra

14

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

(Facebook)

London, UK

contra

15

16

17

18

19

8:00 pm–10:00 pm

The Round club night

(…)

Cambridge, UK

ECD contra English ceilidh

20

7:00 pm–Sun 22 5:00 pm

Lichfield Folk Festival

Lichfield, UK

W

contra ECD

7:45 pm–11:00 pm

Bristol Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Bristol, UK

W

contra

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

W

contra

29

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm

Stegastomp

Harbury, UK

W

contra

5

1:30 pm– 4:45 pm

Lancaster Contra

(Facebook)

Lancaster, UK

contra

6

7

4:00 pm–Fri 11 10:00 am

Social Country Dance Week

(Facebook)

Halsway, UK

W

contra ECD

8

9

10

11

12

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

(Facebook)

London, UK

contra

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

7:30 pm–Sun 27 11:55 pm

Warwick Folk Festival

Warwick, UK

English ceilidh contra

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

–Fri 8

Sidmouth Folk Festival

Sidmouth, UK

W

English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

–Fri 15

Broadstairs Folk Week

Broadstairs, UK

W

English ceilidh contra

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

3:00 pm–Fri 22 11:59 pm

Whitby Folk Week

Whitby, UK

W

English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set

17

18

19

20

21

22

2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm

Shrewsbury Folk Festival

Shrewsbury, UK

W

balfolk contra English ceilidh

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

(Facebook)

Alcester, UK

contra

13

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Leeds Contra

Leeds, UK

contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

W

contra

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Sytchampton Saturday dance

Sytchampton, UK

ECD contra

28

29

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am

Autumn Contra Dance Week

Halsway, UK

W

contra

7

8

9

10

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

(Facebook)

Alcester, UK

contra

11

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

W

contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

ruffContra

Cardiff, UK

contra

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Harrogate Contra

Harrogate, UK

contra

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

1:30 pm– 4:45 pm

Lancaster Contra

(Facebook)

Lancaster, UK

contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Leeds Contra

Leeds, UK

contra

2

3

4

5

6

7

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

(Facebook)

Alcester, UK

contra

8

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Nottingham Mixed Dance

Nottingham, UK

contra ECD

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm

Zesty Contra Weekend

Halsway, UK

W

contra

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Leeds Contra

Leeds, UK

contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

W

contra

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Sytchampton Saturday dance

Sytchampton, UK

ECD contra

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

4:00 pm–Sat 27 10:00 am

Christmas House Party

Halsway, UK

W

contra

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

ruffContra

Cardiff, UK

contra

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

ruffContra

Cardiff, UK

contra

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:00 pm

Lichfield Folk Festival

Lichfield, UK

W

contra ECD

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

–Sun 11

Electric Folk Dance Party

Hope, UK

balfolk contra English ceilidh

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31